Bible Verses About Getting Into Heaven
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for getting into heaven, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 12,018 votes, led by John 3:16. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Getting Into Heaven
John 3:16755 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 14:6748 votes
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Romans 10:9711 votes
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Ephesians 2:8-9617 votes
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Matthew 7:21-27548 votes
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
John 3:3371 votes
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Romans 6:23360 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 3:23331 votes
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Matthew 6:14-15315 votes
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
John 14:15308 votes
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
John 3:36270 votes
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Matthew 19:16-17240 votes
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
Matthew 6:1-6229 votes
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 5:17-20202 votes
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Matthew 7:13-14199 votes
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
1 Corinthians 6:9-10177 votes
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Luke 10:27174 votes
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Luke 18:21-25160 votes
And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
1 John 5:13146 votes
These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Acts 2:38142 votes
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
John 4:24141 votes
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Matthew 7:1-2128 votes
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Matthew 6:24120 votes
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Matthew 5:20118 votes
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mark 16:16115 votes
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
What does the Bible say about getting into heaven?
Readers most often cite John 3:16 on the subject of getting into heaven. Across 12,018 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 14:6, Romans 10:9, Ephesians 2:8-9. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.